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Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

He seems to be playing with the star mentality. If that continues I think he has the tools to be a top 10 player in the league. It's just unreal the change you see in his approach to the game. There are very few players that I would trade him for at this point.

Good is the enemy of Great

We're changing the identity of our basketball team -- dramatically. We're a power post team -- a blood-and-guts, old-school, smash-mouth team that plays with size, strength, speed and athleticism. We attack the basket. . . . This is the new identity of our team. It was a great effort. I'm very proud of our guys."
-- Frank Vogel.

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Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

If Granger comes back, they will be a deadly duo along the lines of Reggie Miller and Jalen Rose back in the good old days.

We just need to convince Rik Smits to come out of retirement now.

Edit: ...and yes, Paul is going to be a tough cover. His confidence is off the charts now. I cannot imagine how good he's going to be when his body matures and he gets a little thicker. He will be able to take more contact and convert, along with get up on the rim better in traffic.

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Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

I'm starting to wonder why he couldn't make the team this year? His resume is top 5 wing (sgs and sfs) worthy in the east already this season , and it's only getting better. If he averages 20 and continues playing all NBA D the rest of the way how can they keep him off the team?

Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

I'm starting to wonder why he couldn't make the team this year? His resume is top 5 wing (sgs and sfs) worthy in the east already this season , and it's only getting better. If he averages 20 and continues playing all NBA D the rest of the way how can they keep him off the team?

He might get the nod from the coach, whoever it is this year. But as it stands right now, Shane Battier is receiving more fan votes.

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Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

kind of an aside from last nights game. Nick Young came out and scored 6 points fairly quickly on Gerald Green. Frank took a timeout and switched Green and Paul. After that Nick Young basically disappeared. Except for a couple of points he got while Sam Young was guarding him. It's not that Paul defended him well, it's that Paul just turned him off for the rest of the game. Very Very Nice.

Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

Pacers better sign him to an extension now before he gets max contractitis. I don't know if the Team will be able to afford to keep him at a max contract after dumping all that money on Hibbert.

He just earned a max contract with these last 7 games or so. Someone's going to do it if not us. The good thing is the first max contract is significantly cheaper than the next, unless he makes two all star teams.

Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

..... continues playing all NBA D the rest of the way how can they keep him off the team?

Whoa, sport. Let's don't get too excited here. The longer Granger is out, the more likely it is for George's scoring to approach 20ppg, so I can see that one. But, although he plays great man-on-man defense and he has registered a few spectacular blocks in help defense and against fast breaks, don't think for a moment that his weak-side off-the-ball defense is anywhere approaching "good".

I really can see him some day getting all-NBA accolades for defense, but he's not there yet. He's got a lot of room for improvement. And oftentimes, the more a player is depended upon for scoring, the lesser contribution he makes on defense.

Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

I think the Granger injury might be a blessing in disguise for this team. It started off horribly, but now Paul George looks like he's stepping up his game and the team is learning to play without him. I think we are starting to hit our stride and if we can make a move to even marginally upgrade the bench, we could be very dangerous once Granger returns.

As for the topic at hand--I'm still in wait and see mode. I like how he's been playing but I want to see him sustain this level of play for an extended period of time before making any proclamations.

Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

I think the most important thing is the change of his mentality.I'm talking specifically about him driving to the basket and getting in the way many free throws by doing that.With that alone, I'm very happy.Now regarding if he is becoming a star,I think it's too early to call that but here is hoping that in a couple of years we'll be looking at this time as the beginning of it.

Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

Whoa, sport. Let's don't get too excited here. The longer Granger is out, the more likely it is for George's scoring to approach 20ppg, so I can see that one. But, although he plays great man-on-man defense and he has registered a few spectacular blocks in help defense and against fast breaks, don't think for a moment that his weak-side off-the-ball defense is anywhere approaching "good".

He's playing at an All NBA level defensively right now. He's shutting down nearly every small forward he goes up against. And yes, I do think he's good at weak-side-off-the-ball-D. He was brilliant at it last night. He used to fall asleep on his man, but he's not doing that this year nearly as much as last. The only problem he has on D right now is chasing SGs.

Frank matter-of-factly said Paul would be on the team during post-game last night. I think so too.

Re: Is Paul George becoming a star?

Yes he is! At first I was a little worried becuse he set his past 2 career high it was all from 3the pointers and I knew he couldn't shoot like that every night. Now he is scoring in different ways. Its crazy what a difference from last month to now. And he also is getting the green light and is the number 1 option.